Posts filed under '5/2011 Events'
by Rick E-Mouse
April 1, 2011 Edition
Spring 2011 Orlando Vacation Events
Make your Spring Orlando vacation complete with these fun and festive events:
Epcot® Flower & Garden Festival
Explore a world of flowery fun with millions of beautiful blooms, Disney character topiaries, gardening tips from HGTV experts and live Flower Power concerts! Now through Sunday, May 15th at Walt Disney World® Resort.
Viva La Musica
Enjoy a fiesta of Latin music, food, arts and crafts. Now in its Final Weekend: Saturday, April 2nd at SeaWorld Orlando and Sunday, April 3rd at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay.
Mardi Gras at Universal Studios Florida®
It’s “Beads, Bands and Good Times!” with concerts, the sounds of New Orleans, Cajun food and parades! Saturdays, now through April 23rd at Universal Studios Florida®.
April 1st, 2011
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*Offers valid now through June 10, 2011. Excludes April 16, 2011 – April 29, 2011. See website for terms & conditions and more details.
March 21st, 2011
by Rick E-Mouse
March 18, 2011 Edition
Upgraded Star Tours Ride Opening
This May at Disney’s Hollywood Studios®
Return to your favorite “galaxy far, far away” on your 2011 Orlando vacation – experience Star Tours – The Adventures Continue at Disney’s Hollywood Studios® in Walt Disney World® Resort.
Set for a grand opening on May 20, 2011, this popular Disney attraction will feature these exciting new enhancements:
- More Characters – new droids “Ace” AC-38 & Spokesbot Aly San San in addition to R2-D2, C-3PO and Darth Vader himself!
- New Ride Vehicle – the “Starspeeder 1000″ racing through events set between Episode III & IV!
- Surprise Journeys – a different adventure each time, like podracing on Tatooine, speeding through Coruscant and escaping Boba Fett!
The ride will also include 3-D HD video – plus new visual, atmospheric and motion simulation effects!
Shoot for the stars on your Disney vacation – ride Star Tours – The Adventures Continue.
March 18th, 2011
by Rick E-Mouse
February 25, 2011 Edition
Epcot® Flower & Garden Festival
Starts Next Week at Walt Disney World® Resort
Experience the beauty of Spring on your Disney vacation at the 18th Annual Epcot® Flower & Garden Festival.
This year’s highlights include:
- Cars 2, Toy Story 3 and Winnie the Pooh topiaries
- Pixie Hollow Fairy Garden – with interactive fun for the little ones
- Healthy Living Garden – featuring fun health-conscious activities
- Rapunzel’s Tower – inspired by the new Walt Disney Pictures animated film “Tangled”
- Flower Power Concert Series – with performances by Davy Jones, Juice Newton, The Guess Who and many others
Plus don’t miss HGTV’s expert landscape designers sharing their secrets every Friday, Saturday and Sunday!
The 2011 Epcot® Flower & Garden Festival starts next Wednesday, March 3rd and runs through Sunday, May 15th at Walt Disney World® Resort.
February 25th, 2011
by Rick E-Mouse
January 7, 2011 Edition
2011 Disney World Event Schedule
Enjoy these Disney World events on your 2011 Orlando vacation:
Spring/Summer Events
Epcot® International Flower and Garden Festival
March 2nd to May 15th
ESPN The Weekend
March 3rd to March 6th at Disney’s Hollywood Studios™
Star Wars Weekends
Select Weekends in May and/or June at Disney’s Hollywood Studios™
Sounds Like Summer Concert Series at Epcot®
Dates to be Announced
Fall Events
Epcot® International Food and Wine Festival
September 30th to November 13th
Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party
Select nights in September and October at the Magic Kingdom® Park
Holiday Events
Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party at the Magic Kingdom® Park
Dates to be Announced
Holidays Around The World
November 25 to December 30th at Epcot®
Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights
Late November and December at Disney’s Hollywood Studios™
Mickey’s Jingle Jungle Parade
Late November and December at Disney’s Animal Kingdom® Theme Park
Stay tuned to the Weekly EARFUL for more Walt Disney World® Resort event and date announcements.
January 7th, 2011
by Rick E-Mouse
December 10, 2010 Edition
Coming Orlando Vacation Attractions in 2011
New Orlando vacation adventures await at these “wild” attractions coming to Central Florida in 2011:
Explore the wilds in a whole new way – embark on the Wild Africa Trek at Disney’s Animal Kingdom® Theme Park in Walt Disney World® Resort, opening January 16, 2011. This new add-on experience will take you on a personalized, guided journey both on foot and onboard a customized vehicle through unexplored areas of the Kilimanjaro Safaris forests where you’ll learn even more about the wildlife. Reservations for this specially priced experience are now available by calling 407-WDW-TOUR.
Next, head for The Grand Reef – coming to Discovery Cove in June 2011.
This all-new two and a half acre area will feature reef canyons for snorkeling exploration, more undersea wildlife, new beaches plus the new SeaVenture underwater walking tour!
For more wildlife excitement, journey to Busch Gardens Tampa Bay and experience Cheetah Hunt and Cheetah Run, opening in Spring 2011. The new one-of-a-kind launch coaster, Cheetah Hunt, will make you feel like the world’s fastest land animal as you dash high into the air, over African grasslands and into rocky gorge at high speed!
And at Cheetah Run, you’ll thrill to up-close cheetah encounters plus witness these amazing animals running at top speed out in the open!
Don’t miss out on these exciting new attractions – plan your 2011 Orlando vacation today!
Wild Africa Trek Photo © Disney
Cheetah Run Image © 2010 SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment. All rights reserved.
December 10th, 2010
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